Format Tools - Run Crystal Report

The Run Crystal Report Tool is used to automate the running of Crystal reports. The Tool can be used to run a report one or many times and allows the use of dynamic data to set report parameters at run-time. The dynamic data could be from an Input Tool such as Database Query (ODBC) whereby the Crystal report could be run once for each row exposed by the query action. For example this could be running a statement for each of a list of customers or producing an order acknowledgement for each of today's orders. The documents then exposed can be delivered by other many of the Output Tools. Utilise new or existing reports designed within the Crystal Reports environment.

Works with other Tools

These are other Tools that this Tool will interact directly with whether by exposing information to it or consuming information from it.

Query Database
Call Procedure
Send Message SMTP
Save as File
File Transfer (FTP)
Print Document
Send Fax (Tobit)
Call COM Object
XML to Recordset
Flat File Import Tool

Dependencies

These are other products, technologies, protocols or systems that are required for the tool to work.

Crystal Reports - Crystal Reports Standard Edition (Optional), required for Edit feature.

TaskCentre Client - A minimum of Crystal Reports Standard Edition is required to use the 'Edit' feature. This is therefore optional. TaskCentre Server - There is no requirement to install Crystal Reports on the TaskCentre server. A runtime version of the software is supplied with TaskCentre. If Crystal Reports is installed on the server and it is prior to version 12 (2008) then a minimum of Crystal Reports Developer Edition is required.

Furthermore, in the event that TaskCentre is to be used to distribute report output directly to more than 50 users or to provide reporting output to a location where more than 50 users have access, a minimum of Crystal Reports Advanced Developer Edition is required as this contains a "Crystal Broadcast License". It should also be noted that if the TaskCentre Server is deployed on a multi-processor system then additional processor licenses may be required for Crystal products

Consumes

Objects that the Tool consumes that are exposed by other actions. Match these with `Exposes' in other Tool specifications.

Recordset - Information Structured into Columns and Rows

Exposes

Objects that the Tool exposes that can be utilised by other tools. Match these with `Consumes' in other Tool specifications.

Documents (HTML) One or multiple HTML documents
Documents (Paged HTML) One or multiple paginated HTML documents